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List of international presidential trips made by Joe Biden

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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States. Joe Biden has made 20 international trips to 26 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his presidency so far, which began on January 20, 2021 and will end on January 20, 2025.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden did not make any international trips between January and June 2021.

Summary

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The number of visits per country where President Biden traveled are:

Map of international trips made by Joe Biden as president: (September 2023)
  United States
  7 or more visits
  6 visits
  5 visits
  4 visits
  3 visits
  2 visits
  1 visit

2021

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
1  United Kingdom Mildenhall, St Ives, Bodelva, Windsor June 9–13 Attended the 47th G7 summit at the Carbis Bay Hotel. Met with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Both Biden and Johnson issued a revision of the Atlantic Charter which had previously been issued by their predecessors, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill respectively, eighty years prior.[1][2] Participated in a meeting with the G7 leaders and other members of the Royal Family at Eden Project in Bodelva. Also met with U.S. Air Force personnel at RAF Mildenhall. Stayed at Tregenna Castle.[3][4]
 Belgium Brussels June 13–15 Attended the 31st NATO summit. Met with King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at the Royal Palace of Brussels. Held multilateral meetings with the leaders of the Baltic States, Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, and Turkish President Recep Erdoğan.[5] Also participated in an EU–U.S. summit with European Council president Charles Michel and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at the Europa Building. Stayed at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels.[6]
  Switzerland Geneva June 15–16 Attended the summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Villa La Grange. Held a bilateral meeting with Swiss President Guy Parmelin and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis at the InterContinental Geneva, where he stayed.[7]
2  Vatican City Vatican City October 29 Met with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace. Also held bilateral meeting with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.[8]
 Italy Rome October 29 – November 1 Met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at Chigi Palace, and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Embassy of France. On October 30, attended the G20 summit at La Nuvola in Rome. Met with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, took the customary photo with other world leaders, and attended an event on supporting women-owned businesses. Met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, and outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel. On October 31, Also held bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[9]
 United Kingdom Glasgow November 1–2 Attended COP26 at the Scottish Event Campus. Met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Also held a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo.[10]

2022

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
3  Belgium Brussels March 23–25 Attended and delivered remarks at an extraordinary NATO Summit at NATO Headquarters to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Also held bilateral meeting with European Council President Charles Michel. On March 25, also held bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.[11]
 Poland Rzeszów, Warsaw March 25–26 Met with service members from the 82nd Airborne Division. On March 26, met with President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace. He met refugees at Stadion Narodowy and talked with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski. Met with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov.[12] He delivered a speech on the united efforts of the free world to support the people of Ukraine in the courtyard of Royal Castle.
United Kingdom United Kingdom Mildenhall March 26 Briefly stopped at RAF Mildenhall to visit troops as Air Force One was being refueled.[13][14]
4  South Korea Seoul, Pyeongtaek May 20−22 Met with President Yoon Suk-yeol. Visited Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus.[15]
 Japan Tokyo May 22–24 Met with Emperor Naruhito at Tokyo Imperial Palace and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Akasaka Palace. Attended the QUAD Leaders Summit, also held bilateral meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Kantei Palace.[16][17][18]
5  Germany Schloss Elmau June 25–28 Attended the 48th G7 summit. Met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron.
 Spain Madrid June 28–30 Met with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the Palace of Moncloa and King Felipe VI at the Royal Palace of Madrid. Attended the 32nd NATO Summit at IFEMA. Held trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Held a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[19]
6  Israel Jerusalem July 13–15 Met with President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Visited Yad Vashem. Attended the inaugural I2U2 virtual summit at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem.[20][21]
 Palestinian Authority (West Bank) East Jerusalem, Bethlehem July 15 Met with President Mahmoud Abbas. Visited the Augusta Victoria Hospital and Church of the Nativity.[22]
 Saudi Arabia Jeddah July 15–16 Met with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al Salam Royal Palace. Attended the GCC+3 special summit. Held a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at The Ritz-Carlton Jeddah.[21]
 United Kingdom Mildenhall July 16 Briefly stopped at RAF Mildenhall to refuel Air Force One.
7 London September 17–19 Paid respects at the Queen's lying in state, met with the new King Charles III at a reception at Buckingham Palace and attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.[23][24]
8  Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh November 11 Attended the COP27 at Tonino Lamborghini International Convention Center. Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[25]
 Cambodia Phnom Penh November 12–13 Attended the U.S.–ASEAN Summit and the Seventeenth East Asia Summit at Sokha Hotel. Met with Prime Minister Hun Sen. Held bilateral meetings Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.[26]
 Indonesia Bali November 13–16 Attended the G20 summit. Met with President Joko Widodo. Held bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[26]

2023

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
9  Mexico Mexico City January 8–10 Attended the 10th North American Leaders' Summit. Met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
10  Germany Rhineland-Palatinate February 20 Briefly stopped at Ramstein Air Base as Air Force One was being refueled.[27]
 Poland Rzeszów, Przemyśl, Warsaw February 20–22 Flew to Rzeszow, then transferred to Przemysl and via train went to Kyiv, Ukraine. Met with President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Moldovan President Maia Sandu after returning to Poland.[28] Attended the Bucharest Nine. Delivered a speech at the Royal Castle marking the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
 Ukraine Kyiv February 20

Unannounced visit. Met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska at the Mariinskyi Palace. Visited the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery with President Zelenskyy.[29]

11  Canada Ottawa March 23–24 Met with Governor General Mary Simon and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Addressed a joint session of the Canadian Parliament.[30]
12  United Kingdom Belfast April 11–12 Attended the 25th anniversary commemoration of the Good Friday Agreement and met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[31][32][33]
 Ireland Dublin, Carlingford, Dundalk, Knock, Ballina April 12–14 Met with President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Addressed the Oireachtas. Visited ancestral homes in both County Louth and County Mayo, touring Carlingford Castle and Knock Shrine. Made a public address at St Muredach's Cathedral, Ballina.[34][35][36]
13  Japan Hiroshima May 18–21 Attended the 49th G7 summit and QUAD Leaders meeting at Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima. Met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Itsukushima Shrine.[37][38]
14  United Kingdom London, Windsor July 9–10 Met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street and King Charles III at Windsor Castle.[39]
 Lithuania Vilnius July 10–12 Attended the 33rd NATO summit at LITEXPO. Met with President Gitanas Nausėda, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[39]
 Finland Helsinki July 12–13 Attended the U.S.–Nordic Leaders' Summit. Met with President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.[39]
15  Germany Rhineland-Palatinate September 8 Briefly stopped at Ramstein Air Base as Air Force One was being refueled.
 India New Delhi September 8–10 Attended the G20 summit at Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition-Convention Centre. Met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Visited at Raj Ghat Memorial to pay respect to Mahatma Gandhi.[40]
 Vietnam Hanoi September 10–11 Met with Communist Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President Võ Văn Thưởng, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and Chairman of the National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ. Signed a strategic partnership agreement. Visited John McCain Memorial.[41]
16  Israel Tel Aviv October 18 Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show U.S. support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war.[42]

2024

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# Country Areas visited Dates Details Image
17  France Normandy, Paris, Belleau June 5–9 State Visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. Attended the 80th anniversary of D-Day memorial ceremonies. Visited the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Omaha Beach and the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery. Delivered remarks at Pointe du Hoc. Held a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel.[43][44][45][46][47][48]
18  Italy Fasano June 12–14 Attended the G7 summit at Borgo Egnazia. Met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Pope Francis.[49][50]
19  Germany Berlin October 17–18 Met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace and Chancellor Olaf Scholz at The Chancellery. Participated in a meeting with Chancellor Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.[51][52]
20  Peru Lima November 14–17 Attended the APEC summit at the Lima Convention Center and APEC Leaders' Gala at the Government Palace. Met with President Dina Boluarte, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese President Xi Jinping.[53]
 Brazil Manaus, Rio de Janeiro November 17–19 Visited the Amazon Rainforest and Museu da Amazônia [pt].[54] Attended at the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art. Met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[53]

Future trips

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Planned future trips
Country Areas visited Dates Details
 Angola Luanda December 2024 [55] President Biden will travel to Luanda to meet President João Lourenço.[52]

Multilateral meetings

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Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations are scheduled to take place during President Biden's term in office (2021–2025).

Group Year
2021 2022 2023 2024
APEC November 12
(videoconference)
New Zealand Auckland
November 18–19[a]
Thailand Bangkok
November 15–17
United States San Francisco
November 15–16
Peru Lima
EAS
(ASEAN)
October 26–27
(videoconference)
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan
November 12–13
Cambodia Phnom Penh
September 6–7[a]
Indonesia Jakarta
October 10–11[b]
Laos Vientiane
G7 June 11–13
United Kingdom Carbis Bay
June 26–28
Germany Schloss Elmau
May 19–21
Japan Hiroshima
June 13–15
Italy Fasano
G20 October 30–31
Italy Rome
November 15–16
Indonesia Bali
September 9–10
India New Delhi
November 18–19
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
NATO June 14
Belgium Brussels
March 24
Belgium Brussels
July 11–12
Lithuania Vilnius
July 9–11
United States Washington
June 28–30
Spain Madrid
SOA
(OAS)
none June 8–10
United States Los Angeles
none none
NALS November 18
United States Washington
none January 10
Mexico Mexico City
none
UNCCC November 1–2
United Kingdom Glasgow
November 11
Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh
November 30–December 3[a]
United Arab Emirates Dubai
November 12
Azerbaijan Baku
QUAD September 24
United States Washington
May 24
Japan Tokyo
May 20
Japan Hiroshima
September 21
United States Wilmington
Others none U.S.–ASEAN Summit
May 12–13
United States Washington
AUKUS
March 13
United States San Diego
Global Peace Summit
June 15–16[a]
Switzerland Lucerne
U.S.–Africa Summit
December 13–15
United States Washington
██ = Did not attend / participate.
^a Kamala Harris attended in the president's place. ^b Antony Blinken attended in the president's place.

See also

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